CRLP/2731/2025 of P ASHOKAN MURIKULLA Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

IN THE HIGH COURTOJ= ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT.I f_.I,J}. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2731 OF 2025 Between: P.Ashokan Murikulla, S/o Chathu MurI'kulla, Aged about 52 years, D.No. 3-106/1, Ganga Nagar, Vakalapudi village, Kakinada Rural Mandal. N/o Calicut, Kerala State. ...Petitioner/Accused No.7 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. ...Respondent Petition under sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C & New Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023, is filed praying that in the cI-rCumStanCeS Stated in the grounds filed I'n Support Of the Criminal Petition, the Hl'gh Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner / Accused No.7 on bail in connection with crime No. 226 / 2024 dated.I 28.10.2024 Under Sections 8(C) I/w 20 (b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act, 1985, on the file of Pithapuram police Station, Kakinada District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. K.K.Komalan, Advocate for the petitioner and of public prosecutor